How to Install and Uninstall mklibs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "mklibs" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install mklibs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install mklibs

2. Uninstall "mklibs" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mklibs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove mklibs $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the mklibs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mklibs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 42
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Version: 0.1.41
Depends: python (>= 2.4), binutils, gcc, dpkg-dev, mklibs-copy (>= 0.1.41)
Recommends: libc6-pic | libc6.1-pic | libc0.1-pic | libc0.3-pic
Filename: pool/universe/m/mklibs/mklibs_0.1.41_all.deb
Size: 9100
MD5sum: 1dac635543796dacb475c9a5024ed28f
SHA1: e49e6160cf6dbfb34768b50d4360bd968cd39de5
SHA256: 4e3b35feb675559d4d00c330bebcac99d6d3d12261840f1530011dd5350a13b1
Description-en: Shared library reduction script
mklibs produces cut-down shared libraries that contain only the
routines required by a particular set of executables. This is
useful when building closed systems where disk space is at a premium,
such as the Debian installer.
Description-md5: 566a24327f5b3aff340afc352308942e
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu